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name: Xenocles the Elder of Athens
name_greek: Ξενοκλῆς ὁ πρεσβύτερος Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: eba
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/xenocles-the-elder-of-athens-eba"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic Drama
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Xenocles the Elder of Athens

*Ξενοκλῆς ὁ πρεσβύτερος Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `eba` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/xenocles-the-elder-of-athens-eba)

Xenocles the Elder was a 5th century BCE Athenian dramatist. Surviving works include play fragments. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Alcmena's Lament](https://eulogikon.org/works/xenocles-elder-athens-alcmena-lament-eba-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ τοῦ Ἀλκμήνης Θρήνου* · `eba-aa`

## License and provenance

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